Raglan-Manu Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.83° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C

Normal for this time of year

Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jun)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.1
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
220
229
300
379
476
465
929
1725
2949
2822
2571
2472
2265
2098
2273
2310
2024
1465
1215
1180
987
837
745
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13PM2.31m
6:37AM2.34m
7:18PM2.38m
7:35AM2.38m
8:09PM2.49m
8:25AM2.45m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.87m
12:56PM0.75m
1:31AM0.82m
1:52PM0.69m
2:22AM0.75m
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
11
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
12
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
14
12
9
10
6
4
4
2
3
1
4
7
7
6
6
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
7
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.6
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
61
145
229
300
379
476
300
929
1725
2949
2822
2571
2472
2265
2098
2024
1465
1215
1180
987
837
745
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
226
220
217
217
226
330
465
129
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
2.5
WSW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
16
12
11
11
6
3
2273
2310
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
202
197
154
9
9
0
0
0
56
56
0
0
135
135
120
108
108
108
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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